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Stations, boxes and tunnels for the professional pest controller – this is what matters
To protect employees, livestock and especially children, impact traps must be placed in stations by a pest control professional. When selecting the ...
History
Since its foundation in 2003, a lot has happened at Futura - learn more about past and current projects here.
IOT: OPPORTUNITIES AND USE CASES IN PEST CONTROL
If you know who is ringing your front doorbell on your summer vacation, your car parks itself and your refrigerator orders eggs as soon as ...
Sustainability
For years, sustainability has only been used for marketing by large corporations. Often by alleged organic products or recycled packaging eyewash went along with it. ...
Advantages and disadvantages of digitization
We provide insights into the advantages and disadvantages of digitalization in the pest control industry and the impact digitalization can have on your business.
Digital pest monitoring – Challenge accepted
Digitalization is not stopping at the pest control industry. With the great opportunities and potential to take traditional service to a new and more efficient ...
Pest control app – determine insects and rodents 24/7
In pest control, apps are still little used today, yet they can save pest controllers an enormous amount of time and make for happier end ...
We fight for a healthier flora and fauna – for our environment
At Futura, we almost don't talk about the fact that one of our main goals, if not the guiding principle of our company, is to ...
Chemical and biological pest control – differences at a glance
Even today, pest controllers often react to a pest infestation with the chemical club. However, regulatory requirements around the use of biocides and pesticides are ...
CHECKLIST FOR DIGITAL PEST CONTROL
Checklist for the successful and holistic introduction of digital pest control solutions
The sophisticated additional solution for a higher catch rate: transparent traps
Transparent traps - should rats really fall for such a cheap trick? We would never deny rodents their intelligence. However, pest controllers can look at ...
BEATER TRAPS FOR RATS AND MICE – 8 QUALITY FEATURES FOR PROFESSIONALS
Over the last decades, the beating trap has been replaced by rodenticides (i.e. rat poisons), which at first seem less complicated in their application. Since ...
Rat infestation in cities – Poison-free alternatives for urban rat control
In large German cities such as Berlin, there are estimated to be millions of Norway rats. Often they are fought with poison. This poses a ...
Rats in the sewer
Poison is still often used to control rats in sewers. This variant is not only bad for the environment, it is also ineffective. We provide ...
Rodenticides against rats and mice – the danger from poisons, modern alternatives.
Toxic baits are still part of the basic equipment of most pest controllers today. However, their use is being increasingly restricted by legal requirements. We ...
Biological and ecological pest control – what’s behind, advantages and disadvantages.
Biocides, rodenticides and other vPBT substances have been critically discussed not only since yesterday. Despite evidence of environmental contamination, for example of non-target animals and ...
Beat traps for rats and mice
Three recent publications made the pest control industry sit up and take notice. The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) had conducted research on rodenticides, their environmental ...
The future of pest control
Why is 2023 so relevant? Well, it seems like in 2023, many anticoagulant rodenticides or rat and mouse poisons may be taken off the market ...
Digital Pest Control Webinar Series
Futura has relied on digital systems, such as eMitter, from the very beginning. A simple but extremely effective and clear system that allows monitoring pest ...
